Endangered northern white rhino dies in Africa

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-EXCITE

PRAGUE (AP) — A Czech zoo says a 34-year-old northern white rhinoceros has died in Kenya, further reducing the world's dwindling population of the critically endangered animal.

Suni was born at the zoo in Dvur Kralove in June 1980. The zoo says Suni was found dead Friday in the Ol Pejeta animal sanctuary. The cause of death wasn't immediately clear, but the zoo ruled out he was killed by poachers.

He was one of the four northern white rhinos that the Czech zoo moved to Africa in December 2009 in an attempt to save the species from extinction. The zoo hoped it could be easier for them to breed there than in captivity.

The zoo said Saturday that Suni was one of seven northern white rhinos left.

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original time posted on AP: Oct 18, 11:11 AM (ET) It's a pain in the ass, but what else are we going to do? Some people want to wine (edit: piss and moan) about anything I do these days.

[shenmue]

1. And now there are six

[locks]

2. Thanks. They are amazing creatures

if you see them in the wild and many Africans are working so hard with little money to save them. Another reason to spend our resources on healing people and animals not on killing or abandoning them.

[defacto7]

3. Such a shame...

Wonderful and amazing animals.

as far as the post time... I'm not saying anything and I'm a host! Shhh.